Pauly<\/a> had maintained a similar look across several recent releases and asked whether it was becoming something of a signature style, the actor clarified that it was not entirely a personal choice. \u201cIt\u2019s not like that. I can\u2019t change my look due to my commitment to Benz, the Tamil film. There was a proper agreement for it that I had to maintain my appearance. We began shooting for it last year, and it keeps getting postponed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\nAlthough shooting began last year, the actor is still waiting to complete the remaining schedule.<\/p>\n
Pauly plays Walter, nicknamed ‘Twin Fish Walter’, in Benz, taking on a dark and ruthless antagonist in what marks his first full-fledged villain role in Tamil cinema. He completed his first block of filming in November 2025 and had said in January 2026 that around 35 days of shooting were still pending. At the time of the latest interview, that schedule had yet to be completed.<\/p>\n
Waiting while other films move ahead<\/p>\n
The delay has also meant that Pauly has had to work around the Benz commitment while continuing with his Malayalam projects.<\/p>\n
The actor has released several films during this period, including Bethlehem Kudumba Unit, while also taking on new projects. However, he explained that making significant changes to his appearance has been difficult while he still has around 30 to 35 days of Benz filming to complete.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the situation, Pauly appeared increasingly frustrated with the prolonged wait and the need to keep following up about the remaining schedule. He also expressed his hope that the Benz team would be able to move ahead with the pending shoot soon. \u201cNow, for Bethlehem Kudumba Unit and another recently launched film, I couldn\u2019t change my look because I still have 30 to 35 days of shooting left,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cNothing seems to be moving. I\u2019m tired of calling them about this.\u201d<\/p>\n
He then addressed the Benz team. \u201cGuys, at least after watching this interview, please make a decision and complete the film,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Lakshana is an entertainment and lifestyle journalist with over a decade of experience. She covers a wide range of stories\u2014from community and health to mental health and inspiring people features. <\/p>\n
A passionate K-pop enthusiast, she also enjoys exploring the cultural impact of music and fandoms through her writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why Nivin Pauly has kept the same look When Menon pointed out that Pauly had maintained a similar…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":273054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-273053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}